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Udney Richardson

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Udney Richardson
Ontario MPP
In office
1911–1919
Preceded byJames J. Craig
Succeeded byAlbert Hellyer
ConstituencyWellington East
Personal details
Born1869 (1869)
DiedDecember 28, 1943(1943-12-28) (aged 73–74)
PartyLiberal

Udney Richardson (1869 - 1943) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Wellington East from 1911 to 1919 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He was a member of the Ontario Liberal Party.[1]

Prior to his election to the legislature, Richardson served as reeve of Elora, Ontario.[1] He was later reelected to that office,[2] and was an owner of the local mill.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nominated for East Wellington: Reeve Richardson of Elora the Liberal Candidate". The Globe and Mail, March 7, 1911.
  2. ^ "Work was abandoned on new Elora factory in 1930" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Wellington Advertiser, Vol. 47, No. 5.
  3. ^ "County firefighters prevented several conflagrations in summer of 1929"[dead link]. Wellington Advertiser, Vol. 47, No. 16.
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